So-called "rootless" people, those who were born in Thailand but abandoned at birth and thus have no Thai identification number or household document, can now file for birth certificates and apply for Thai nationality, according to a new law that has been published in the Royal Gazette and comes into effect this week.

A Pathum Thani woman delivered her third child in her pickup as she was on the way to Thammasat University's hospital after her truck got caught in traffic congestion on Thursday morning.